10/23/2026
On Thursday, October 22, 2026, the Washington County Narcotics Task Force with the assistance of the Hagerstown Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit, Hagerstown Police Department’s RTIC, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit arrested Angel Nieves and Kevin Butler in the 300 block of Jefferson Street in Hagerstown related to an ongoing narcotics investigation. Investigators located approximately 700 gelatin capsules containing suspected fentanyl with a weight of approximately 514 grams.
30-year-old – Angel Nieves of Hagerstown, Maryland was arrested and transported to the Washington County Detention Center. He was charged with the following criminal offenses:
DIST/PWID CDS FENTYL/HEROIN
CDS: POSS W/I DIST: NARC
CDS POSSSESS - LG AMT-NOT CANN
CDS: POSSESS-NOT CANNABIS
CDS: POSSESS PARAPHERNALIA
41-year-old – Kevin Butler of Hagerstown, Maryland was arrested and transported to the Washington County Detention Center. He was charged with the following criminal offenses:
DIST/PWID CDS FENTYL/HEROIN
CDS: POSS W/I DIST: NARC
CDS POSSSESS - LG AMT-NOT CANN
CDS: POSSESS-NOT CANNABIS
CDS: POSSESS-NOT CANNABIS
CDS: POSSESS PARAPHERNALIA
All parties are presumed innocent pending adjudication of their criminal cases. Both parties are currently being held without bond at the Washington County Detention Center.
This investigation was made possible with assistance from our partners from the Washington/Baltimore HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) Region.
If you would like to provide anonymous information to the Washington County Narcotics Task Force, please email [email protected], or via the Washington County Sheriff’s Office/Hagerstown Police Department submit a tip links.